Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Thor: The Dark World Synopsis

Marvelís Thor: The Dark World continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvelís Thor and Marvelís The Avengers, Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos...but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

Do you love Marvel movies? Do you love them so much that you could watch them for 29 straight hours? Well, then I have some amazing news for you, as two of the nation's biggest theater chains are planning marathons of that very nature leading up to special early screenings of The Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Is Elba wrong about the process? No. Iíve been on enough movie sets to know that building a massive world like Asgard Ė or any component of the Marvel universe Ė is a grueling task. But if Elba finds it so torturous, donít do it.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has big plans for the coming years. To keep it all straight, we've laid out the next few years worth of Marvel Studios films, which encompass the remainder of Phase 2 and the officially announced Phase 3 lineup.

Above is a neat-o little video regarding the history of the onscreen Marvel universe, and the various nods and Easter Eggs regarding each film thus far - from the studio's first (Iron Man) to its tenth, this weekend's Guardians Of The Galaxy. Well, technically its eighth, since it stops before Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which doesn't hit Blu-ray/ DVD until September 9th.

Thanks to some unbridled critical and box office success, practically everyone in the world knows the big stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Iron Man, Thor, Hulk and Captain America (and the actors who play them) are all not only true blue household names, and the same can be said for their females leads and villains. But what about the supporting players of the big screen comic book world?

Marvel Studios has been on a rather unprecedented run over the last few years, not only creating four $200 million-plus box office hits in the last two and a half years, but receiving consistent critical acclaim doing so. Itís the kind of success thatís actually good for both fans and the industry alike. In Hollywood, however, it always seems that incredible success is eternally paired with controversy.

The latest exclusive is a deleted scene from Thor: The Dark World. Aside from some more face-time with those brawling brothers of Asgard, we also get a look at a bonus battle scene that has Thor taking on three guards single-handed, without the aid of Loki or the mighty hammer MjŲlnir.

Thorís fish out of water story brought a lot of interest and comedy to the story the first time around. Regardless, whatís most interesting about Marvelís latest is the relationship between Thor and Loki, which has been tried and tested over the course of two prior films.

We currently sit on the eve of yet another major Marvel Studios Blu-ray/DVD release, as Alan Taylor's Thor: The Dark World will be hitting shelves at midnight tonight. We've spent the last few months telling you all about the release and some of its awesome special features, but believe it or not, we actually still have some more.

Flawed as the movie may be, I still plan on picking up a copy of when it hits Blu-ray... and it won't just be because of the film itself. Marvel has packed the home video release with all kinds of bonus content, and in the past few weeks they have been slowly teasing it out. Today, however, we have a full bounty.

Would Hiddleston have made a good Thor? Hard to say, though Iím suddenly dying to watch this footage in some context to see how he might have played it. All I can say with any certainty is that Hemsworth (based on what weíve seen from him in other roles) wouldnít have brought the same kinky menace to Loki.

There were plenty of great, memorable moments in Alan Taylor's Thor: The Dark World, from the mind-bending third act to yet another brilliant performance by Tom Hiddleston as Loki, but there's one moment in particular that truly stands out: the Captain America cameo.

For those unfamiliar with the character, Valkyrie was first introduced into Marvel Comics in 1970,, and like Thor she is also an Asgardian. Born Brunnhilde, she not only possesses the strength and durability of the God of Thunder, but is also the leader of the Valkyrior, the warrior goddesses who appear over battlefields and take worthy and faithful warriors to Valhalla.

The British Board of Film Classification today unveiled the full specs for the DVD release of Thor: The Dark World, and in that information, revealed that the title of the next One-Shot will be All Hail the King.

It wasnít just a good month for Fandango. This month was their best month ever, as November managed to top the online movie ticketing serviceís previous record for the most tickets sold in a single month by more than 12%. Fandango credits a number of contributing factors for their success this month, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Thor: The Dark World and Frozen among them.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire blazed quite a trail through theaters this weekend. The sequel to last year's The Hunger Games set a new record for the highest opening for the month of November at $161 million. That's also a step up from its predecessor which opened at $152 million.

Since hitting US theaters on November 8h, the action movie has pulled in a strong $152 million, but the bulk of the receipts come from overseas where the movie has made over $352 million in ticket sales. It's a big payoff for Marvel, which gave the production a $170 million budget - $20 million more than what Kenneth Branagh got to make the first Thor movie in 2011.

It was a weekend worth celebrating for the heavily marketed The Best Man Holiday. The follow up to the lesser known 1999 release The Best Man banked $30 million against its modest $17 million budget for a financially solid opening.

Of course, you could blame sites like ours, who dedicatedly share whatever we can find out about new movies with you. But really, you're to blame too because of course you click the links to these stories. It's supply and demand, and its drive is insatiable.

This week we're processing both the weekend performance of Thor: The Dark World and Marvel Studio's giant deal with Netflix to talk about the future of Marvel comics, and how in the coming years pretty much everything Disney makes will all be linked together.

With Thor: The Dark World opening in theaters this past weekend we are now about half way through Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The adventure will continue next year with the release of both Captain America: The Winter Soldier as well as Guardians of the Galaxy, and then in 2015 we will be treated to the long-awaited Avengers: Age of Ultron. But Marvel Studios' plans hardly stop there

Box office returns are back for Thor: The Dark Worldís first weekend in theaters, and not surprisingly, theyíre really, really good. More than $86,000,000 good to be exact. No doubt counting that money feels pretty damn good for executives at Marvel Studios, but the ramifications actually run far deeper than just this one-time lump sum payment for parent company Disney.

By now you've hopefully caught up with Thor: The Dark World, and if you did so you're in good company-- the superhero sequel made $86 million over the weekend, way more than the original Thor pulled in and enough to make it already one of the biggest hits of the year so far (it currently sits between Oblivion and Insidious: Chapter 2 among the year's domestic grosses on Box Office Mojo). It's earned great reviews, including ours, and is once again proof that Marvel, for the moment, can do just about anything

As I shrieked with joy and shock throughout Thor: The Dark World, it seemed a good time to turn to GIFs, but then a special guest dropped by offering his unique and intimate perspective on the latest adventures of the brothers out of Asgard.

Thor: The Dark World landed in theaters this weekend, delivering solid Box Office numbers and some positive buzz from those of us who left the theater satisfied. In addition to a story that worked and some great action, there was also that amazing little cameo. Itís at this point that Iím going to state loudly: SPOILER WARNING...

Thor thundered back into theaters this weekend riding high on the big buzz that Marvel has generated for its Avengers franchises over the last year and a half. Banking a $86.1 million first place opening, Thor 2 handily exceeded the $65 million debut of the first Thor film back in 2011. When added to the substantial sum the movie has made world-wide, its total international sales exceed $320 million.

Thor: The Dark World is a huge movie, and already was before it even opened in North America this weekend, having made $100 million already worldwide. And now it's officially much bigger than its first installment. The superhero sequel made $31.6 million on Friday, which according to The Hollywood Reporter puts it on track for an $80 million debut.

This week we're finally learning to pronounce Mjolnir and failing to remember the name of the MacGuffin this time, as we review the latest Marvel Studios effort Thor: The Dark World. For help, Patches and Katey bring in Badass Digest's Devin Faraci, who is both knowledgeable about superhero things and pretty enthusiastic about this latest adventure (it's also his birthday today-- Happy Birthday Devin!)

Itís too easy to get lost in numbers when the Marvel movies roll into theaters. And itís silly. Thor already is off to a monumental start, having grossed north of $150 million in international territories before even screening in a single American theater.

Christopher Eccleston, a former Doctor Who and very memorable actor in his own right, is cast as the villainous dark elf Malekith, but under prosthetics and a digitally altered voice he's essentially background decoration. Loki, though not the main villain and actually working alongside Thor for much of the film, is not supposed to be the main focus, but he inevitably takes over anyway; the film picks up steam the moment the plot turns back to him

While the ticket sales site doesn't specify the number of people that took their survey, according to their numbers one of the big factors in fans buying tickets to see Thor: The Dark World is its central star. Of those polled, 81% said that they are fans of the Aussie actor who takes the title role in the movie.

Alan Taylorís Thor: The Dark World is now the eighth movie to come out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and while the filmmakers behind the franchise have done a great job of making sure that each of the titles stand as independent stories, there is still plenty of backstory, continuity and mythology that is helpful to know before walking into the movie theater.

Chris Hemsworth isn't a demigod, he just plays one in a massively popular superhero franchise. And while the physics of Asgard might make it so a long red cape and flowing blond hair are the best things to bring into battle, in reality Hemsworth winds up looking exactly like you think you would in a giant battle scene: with that giant red cape flopped over his head

We're five years into Marvel's massive onscreen cinematic universe, and on to our fifth Marvel Studios movie to be presented in 3D. So far, the track record hasn't been great-- we gave both Thor's and Iron Man 3's 3D a weak 20/35, while handing Captain America: The First Avenger an acceptable 28/35.

One of the hallmarks of Marvel Studiosí films is that they typically have a little extra tease thatís thrown on to the screen either in the middle of or after the end credits. These scenes have been used both for comedic effect and to tease future films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The painting at the top - which you can get in one of the two variants you see above, was painted by artist Ken Taylor and is 24"x36". The regular version of the print, which is the one on the right side, will only be limited to only 400 copies, with each one costing $50. There will only be 175 prints available of the variant and they will cost $75 each.

We have no way to verify that this poster for Thor: The Dark World is in fact what it claims to be-- a fan-made Photoshop effort that somehow, accidentally got turned into a giant movie theater stand-up in a Shanghai theater. The image was posted to Reddit from a Korean website that has since deleted the original post, and there's nothing to really verify that this isn't a Photoshop of a Photoshop, an actual Chinese lobby poster that got turned into this homoerotic adventure by the kinds of tricksters Loki might admire

Whether itís discussing why ďmore is better than less stuffĒ or why itís ďbetter to be fast to not be bitten by a werewolf,Ē AT&Tís had a pretty good run with their ďItís Not ComplicatedĒ commercials, which star SNLís Beck Bennett as a guy having discussions with a bunch of adorable and opinionated tots. In a similar situation, Loki takes a slightly more violent approach to responding to the children, who appear to be in agreement that Thor is the better superhero over Loki.

Representing 70% of the marketplace, this international unveiling not only shows Marvel movies are still a force to be reckoned with, but also pushes Disney over the $2.31 billion mark in overall foreign box office grosses for 2013.

I think Alexander revealed a bit more than she planned. I think she knows that Wonder Woman is, in fact, in Snyderís Batman-Superman project. I think she needs to be, if they are ever going to get a Justice League movie in the works.

Yesterday Little Rotten Week picked up my hammer, proclaimed she wanted to help me ďfixĒ something, held it menacingly over my wifeís iPhone, and began bringing the head of the hammer down towards the screen coming within inches of smashing it into a thousand pieces. I imagine she felt a lot like Thor. Just in time too, because this week we look at the hammer-wielder in a much anticipated sequel

Tomorrow night, cities and small towns across America will be overrun by masked children in search of candy, and cocktail-seeking adults dressed as sexy (insert any noun in the English language here). But we've got a peek into what you're likely to see out and about tomorrow...

If you're a big Marvel superhero fan you probably already planned to catch Thor: The Dark World in theaters next weekend. But just in case, here's an extra bit of motivation to get there. All 3D showings of the movie, IMAX included, will feature a five-minute sneak peek at Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the next installment in the swiftly expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe that's due next spring

On November 8th, audiences heading to their local movie theater will get the chance to travel to the mystical realm of Asgard when Alan Taylorís Thor: The Dark World finally hits theaters. But for those of you who find that the cinematic experience isnít quite enough and find yourselves desperate to experience the alien kingdom first hand...

Thor and Loki really take the idea of "sibling rivalry" and bring it to some whole new levels. While most brothers and sisters typically fight about who gets to borrow dad's car or who tattled on who, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe the God of Thunder has to regularly stop his mischievous brother from trying to destroy massive populations with alien armies and the Bifrost bridge.

I'm not going to tell you what happens in the post-credits scenes in Thor: The Dark World. The whole point of Marvel's famous credits scenes is that they're still surprising, even now that we all know to stay through the end of the credits and expect a tiny scene that moves the story forward for the next movie

Not only is it nice to get the opportunity to see three 3D movies in theaters for only $25, the purchase comes with some serious perks as well. AMC members who pre-order their tickets prior to November 7th will receive $5 AMC Stubsô Bonus Bucks that can be used for future screenings at the theater, while everyone who attends the screenings will get one of two commemorative lanyards as well as...

Because Disney paid my way to London I won't be reviewing the film-- we've gotta draw a line somewhere-- but now that the embargo has lifted, I wanted to share a few highlights that are worth looking forward to, beyond what's been featured in the many clips and trailers we've seen so far. You may think you've seen it all already, but Game of Thrones veteran Alan Taylor is bringing a lot to the table. Check back in a few days for our formal review, but in the meantime, here are some spoiler-free bullet points to keep an eye out for